copper banded butterfly fish

[rmw4547]

Are they reef safe with sps coral and other softys?

[jrpdriver]

yes but they are not safe with zoas or button polyps

[Reef-Keeper]

Originally Posted by jrpdriver

yes but they are not safe with zoas or button polyps

i beg to differ ... i have a copperband in my 125 DT with about 30 zoo frags and colonies and with about 10 paly frags and colonies. the copperband has never nipped at one single polyp. i would be more worried about clams, but i also have 2 of those, and nothing from the copperband. it does like aiptasia though.

[Tasher80]

My copper banded was a perfect fish. Never ate anything it wasn't supposed to. He would even out of your hand.

[jrpdriver]

Originally Posted by Reef-Keeper

i beg to differ ... i have a copperband in my 125 DT with about 30 zoo frags and colonies and with about 10 paly frags and colonies. the copperband has never nipped at one single polyp. i would be more worried about clams, but i also have 2 of those, and nothing from the copperband. it does like aiptasia though.

I am glad you had luck with yours, I did not, mine ate every yellow polyp in my tank. You should read up on them too, they have been known to eat polyps, zoas as well as Aptasia.

[jrpdriver]

Originally Posted by Reef-Keeper

i beg to differ ... i have a copperband in my 125 DT with about 30 zoo frags and colonies and with about 10 paly frags and colonies. the copperband has never nipped at one single polyp. i would be more worried about clams, but i also have 2 of those, and nothing from the copperband. it does like aiptasia though.

I am glad you had luck with yours, I did not, mine ate every yellow polyp in my tank. You should read up on them too, they have been known to eat polyps, zoas as well as Aptasia.

[jrpdriver]

Chelmon rostratus

Also called the "coral-banded" butterfly fish, this species is generally not recommend for a reef aquarium. It supposedly will eat the troublesome glass anemone, Aiptasia, but may also go after zoanthids and other corals in a reef.

[ChilisREasy]

butterflys are known for eating coral, even the discovery channel said it,lol

[Loverotties]

I wouldn't try it.If you do keep him fed well,so he mite not go after anything he shouldn't.

[Reef-Keeper]

Originally Posted by Loverotties

I wouldn't try it.If you do keep him fed well,so he mite not go after anything he shouldn't.

this is the KEY factor. the fish are like everything else we put in our tanks to control something, iffy. i use this fish because i prefer to use the NATURAL method, rather than adding chemicals to my systems.

"I am glad you had luck with yours, I did not, mine ate every yellow polyp in my tank. You should read up on them too, they have been known to eat polyps, zoas as well as Aptasia."

FYI ... I RESEARCH EVERYTHING that i think about putting in my systems. that assumption was NOT appreciated.

Also called the "coral-banded" butterfly fish, this species is generally not recommend for a reef aquarium. It supposedly will eat the troublesome glass anemone, Aiptasia, but MAY also go after zoanthids and other corals in a reef.

the key word in this is MAY.

i will give you the fact that they are not ALL safe, but i was giving my experience with the fish that i have in my tank right now.

[jrpdriver]

Originally Posted by Reef-Keeper

this is the KEY factor. the fish are like everything else we put in our tanks to control something, iffy. i use this fish because i prefer to use the NATURAL method, rather than adding chemicals to my systems.

"I am glad you had luck with yours, I did not, mine ate every yellow polyp in my tank. You should read up on them too, they have been known to eat polyps, zoas as well as Aptasia."

FYI ... I RESEARCH EVERYTHING that i think about putting in my systems. that assumption was NOT appreciated.

Also called the "coral-banded" butterfly fish, this species is generally not recommend for a reef aquarium. It supposedly will eat the troublesome glass anemone, Aiptasia, but MAY also go after zoanthids and other corals in a reef.

the key word in this is MAY.
i will give you the fact that they are not ALL safe, but i was giving my experience with the fish that i have in my tank right now.

Look I don't want to argue with you but I said they are not safe to put with zoas and polyps, your words were "I beg to differ" My point was that you can not lable something "safe" just because you had luck with it. If you want to offer an opinion about an experince you had with a fish is one thing but to start your comment with "I beg to differ" implies you think I'm wrong.

[Reef-Keeper]

no but i can label MINE safe, and mine is all i am saying anything about. YOU can not tell ME that they are ALL not safe, because mine is. this is exactly why i dont hang around this site very much anymore.

[jrpdriver]

I wasn't saying anything about yours, someone else asked if they were reef safe, I said they are known to eat Zoas and polyps, you chimed in afterward. You have gone off on a tangent. The original question was about their reef compatibility in general. I never once questioned your particular fish

[leveldrummer]

gentlemen, lets just calm down, people have different experiences, this fish, like many others, may or may not be troublesome with a reef, it is a fish to fish basis, and i dont think either of you were trying to burn up the other, so lets just agree to disagree and get back to your personal experiences, and be friends.

[reefjunkie30241]

Somebody just throw a puch for goodness sake and LETS GET IT ON!!!!!!!